‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s UFO movie pits a Black-owned horse ranch against a very unsettling flying object By Michael Phillips July 20, 2022 at 2:24 p.m. The best, eeriest parts of director Jordan's Peele's third feature, "Nope," are as good as...
For one night only, the Music Box brings back ‘All That Jazz,’ the dazzling death wish from Chicago’s Bob Fosse By Michael Phillips July 18, 2022 at 12:35 p.m. It's showtime, folks. Joke all you want about Bob Fosse's jazz hands, deployed throughout "All...
Review: In ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’ a bestseller becomes a compelling wild-child tale on the big screen By Owen Gleiberman July 15, 2022 at 11:38 a.m. Sometimes a movie will turn softer than you thought it would — more sunny and...
Review: ‘The Gray Man’ is Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans trying to out-kill each other By Peter Debruge July 15, 2022 at 11:23 a.m. At age 13, Ryan Gosling was spreading cheer on "The Mickey Mouse Club." But something...
‘Murina’ review: Family ties slither like eels on a gorgeous Croatian isle By Michael Phillips July 15, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. A young woman, a born swimmer, backstrokes her way across the Adriatic Sea under a...
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ review: A 1950s Cinderella story returns for a little wish-fulfillment By Michael Phillips July 14, 2022 at 1:56 p.m. Neither hambone nor underplayer, Lesley Manville gives tremendous value for the money. Her classical chops,...
‘The Anarchists’ on HBO review: When freedom’s just another word for everything to lose By Michael Phillips July 11, 2022 at 6:41 a.m. There's no time like the present, and time heals all wounds (a stretch, but we'll...
Column: ‘Field of Dreams’ sounds good right now. A Ray Liotta movie tribute opens Friday at Siskel Center By Michael Phillips July 8, 2022 at 11:56 a.m. Update: Due to technical problems announced by the Siskel Film Center Friday, "Something Wild" is...
James Caan: A tough guy with range, from ‘Brian’s Song’ to Sonny Corleone and dozens more By Michael Phillips July 7, 2022 at 5:50 p.m. I remember the talk in the hallways at school the morning after ABC-TV reran "Brian's...
Michael Shannon will direct ‘Eric LaRue,’ a film from Brett Neveu’s Chicago drama of what happens after a school shooting By Michael Phillips July 6, 2022 at 1:22 p.m. A 20-year-old Chicago drama about the aftermath of a school shooting, and its impact on...